The Classical Academy Vista

My son just started attending this school this year. My family and I moved to San Diego County from the Bay Area and when I was researching schools online I fell in love with the idea of a blended education (half home schooling, half attending school). I love the fact that they have small class sizes (20 or less), are family friendly (offer family field trips), and provide you with all the school materials (for free) and the help and support you need. The curriculum is great, everything is easy and all laid out for me online on their wiki page. His teacher would always say that no question was too silly, so I felt comfortable asking her anything I needed help on through email. Drop off and pick up at school is great, they are very organized by escorting your son/​daughter to their class or to your car. A/​B (blended school) track parents are asked to volunteer 25 hrs a year C track (all homeschooling) are asked to volunteer 10 hrs a year. Parent-​teacher conferences are held every 6 weeks. If you can’t volunteer, you can donate 10 dollars worth of school supplies to equal 1 hr of volunteer work. The teacher goes over all the work you did with your child at home (you must bring all the work with you) and the teacher shows you samples from school that your son/​daughter did in his/​her class. My son came from a public school that had over 30 kids in his class, I felt he would just get lost in the mix, so I love that he now gets 1:1 time learning with me and a smaller classroom size while at school. It’s great to know that your kids are in a safe place with other kids who’s parents have similar goals in mind. You really get the best of both worlds here.

Classical Academy is such a great school. The new location is absolutely beautiful. The pick up and drop off is very organized. Each staff member makes it a priority to know each child by name. Some of the teachers have been there for years. It’s amazing to see how faithful they are and that they truly love what they do.